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Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift

By Jack Karp

Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of undocumented immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.

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    The Top In-House Hires Of January

    Legal department hires over the first month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at SiriusXM, at a host of West Coast tech companies including Microsoft and Meta, and at Black & Decker. Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from January.

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    Daily Litigation

    Cozen O'Connor Adds Five Insurance Attys In Dallas, Philly

    Five attorneys have expanded Cozen O'Connor's insurance litigation resources in Dallas and Philadelphia after moving their practices from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Ropes & Gray Hires 4 Restructuring Attys From Fried Frank

    Ropes & Gray LLP announced on Monday that its new global restructuring group chair is a former Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner who arrives at the firm alongside three of her colleagues.

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    Connecticut Pulse

    Carmody Taps 25-Year Firm Vet As New Leader

    Connecticut law firm Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP has appointed one of its longtime attorneys as managing partner, succeeding its leader of six years.

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    California Pulse

    Blank Rome Nabs 5 Jeffer Mangels Hospitality Pros

    Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP founding partner Jim Butler has decamped to Blank Rome LLP with a team of four other hospitality pros, who will help build out the firm's hospitality and real estate teams, Blank Rome announced Monday.

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    DC Pulse

    Former SEC Division Co-Chief Counsel Joins K&L Gates In DC

    A longtime U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney has made the jump to private practice, joining K&L Gates in Washington, D.C., the firm said Monday.

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    Daily Litigation

    Weil Launches Austin Shop With Firm's IP Co-Chair

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that it has planted its flag in the Lone Star State's capital city with the firm's co-head of intellectual property, technology and life science litigation practice anchoring the new Austin shop.

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    Judiciary Open As Usual Until Thursday Despite Shutdown

    The federal judiciary has enough funding to sustain normal operations until Thursday, following the partial government shutdown that started at midnight on Saturday.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Wollmuth Maher Picks Up Attys From Paul Hastings, SDNY

    Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP has added the longtime leader of Paul Hastings LLP's New York employment law department and has bolstered its white collar bench by bringing in a veteran former assistant U.S. attorney.

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    DC Pulse

    Norton Rose Grows In Key Cities By Adding 5 Polsinelli Attys

    Norton Rose Fulbright announced Monday that it has added five former Polsinelli PC shareholders as partners to grow its transactional and healthcare capabilities in two key U.S. markets.

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